Squires Kitchen Flexi-Ice Instant Cake Lace Mix - Black 250g

Very easy to mix and use

Good quality and value for money.

Best lace mix if ever used. Successful every time

The truth is I don't know whether it was this product, the quality of the lace mat (purchased separately), or my lack of skill. I followed the instructions carefully, but all of my three attempts at making this were a complete disaster. When you look at the gloopy paste, it is hard to see it as anything edible, but it obviously is. My failures may have absolutely nothing to do with this product, but a combination of things. After my unsuccessful attempts I did have to question whether I really needed edible lace in my life! What I will do is at some point I will try making it again but leaving it to airdry. Then I will review my rating again. 18/04/24: I have now had three more attempts at my edible lace. The first one gave me cause for hope as I got at least segments from it that were so pretty and delicate. Second attempt dreadful, tried the oven again and for less time than stated, and it was just brittle and just broke up. So I have air-dried the next one, and it was pretty much perfect. Totally sold now! It is about developing a knack and a feel for it I think, and some people find that much easier to do than others. I certainly like the idea of making it ahead of time, because it has the potential to go horrendously wrong when you are under stress. When you get it right it just looks like a real piece of lace, so detailed and quite exquisite. Definitely go onto the Squires demonstration on You Tube, when hopefully all will become clear. I think it's a fiddly think to do still, but I have improved my score from before. Already put in another order, and glad I stuck with it, rather than just bin it.

I have used another brand in the past very unsuccessfully but heard about Flexi ice and thought I would give it a try. It’s brilliant. A small amount goes a long way. It is very flexible when first out of oven - I removed it from mold and stored it between two sheets of non stick parchment and kept it in a dry environment. By the time I was ready to place on cake it had gone a lot less flexible so was easier to use. I sprayed bottom of cake with a very very fine spray of water ( hardly wetting cake) and placed where I wanted it. Really pleased with this product.

Fantastic product. My first time making lace and with this it was really easy. I made the paste by adding water as per the instructions, gave it a really good mix to ensure all the lumps were removed. I smeared the paste over my lace mat with a palette knife really being careful that I had filled every part of the design. I scraped off the excess gently with a bench scraper and then dried the lace out in the oven. 20 minutes later I had flexible and yet quite strong lace. It was easy and quite satisfying to peel it carefully out of the mat and it came out in one piece with no damage. It has a slight stretch and is not brittle at all. Great product and over all a much quicker and easier process than expected

This sugar lace mix is lovely to work with. Just follow the instructions to mix ( although I found a little more water was needed ) and cover your lace mat. In my opinion the lace has best results if it’s air dried over night. I’ve tried drying in the oven several times but find it far too hit and miss. The beauty of this lace is it can be made months in advance and wrapped carefully in grease proof paper to use much later and it is still flexible. I only mixed 100g from this 250g pack and have done 3 very large mats with 3 lots of lace on each, so it does go a long way. Would recommend.

It was very easy to make up, a lot easier than other cake lace sugars. But the mixture was bubbly which caused the lace to be less fine and it had a strange taste.

La mezcla de agua se hace en un plis y queda estupendo, incluso añadiendo colorante alimentario. Además con muy poco producto sale mucha cantidad por lo que el paquete dura bastante.

Total flop lors de la première utilisation: des grumeaux, pâte beaucoup top compacte, beaucoup de mal à létaler, cassure lors de la cuisson. J'ai tout jeté et j'ai recommencé ma préparation en suivant scrupuleusement les instructions (eau refroidie et surtout bien mélangé) : texture totalement différente et j'ai pu faire plusieurs fournées. Mon gâteau était simplement décoré avec un ruban de dentelle grise* et le rendu était magnifique. Question goût personne n'a aimé? Je considère qu'il s'agit plus d'un élément de décoration que d'un produit gustatif. *Pour avoir une jolie couleur il faut vraiment forcer sur le colorant car la préparation étant blanche, elle atténue la couleur. J'ai voulu faire du noir et j'ai eu du gris mais je n'était pas du tout décue, et pourtant j'ai mis la dose de colorant. Je suggère de mettre le colorant dans l'eau et non dans la préparation. Mon paquet a bien été entamé, je vais en racheter.

Die Zubereitung ging schnell und das Verarbeiten ging auch super von der Hand. Ich hatte bisher sowas noch nie gemacht und mich gefragt wie viel Masse ich wohl benötige. Da ich das nirgends im Netz herausfinden konnte, habe ich es dann mit 50 g Pulver plus 65 g Wasser ausprobiert und ich habe 1 und 1/2 Matte damit rausbekommen. Getrocknet habe ich sie über Nacht. Da ich nur eine Matte hatte, habe ich den Rest in eine Tupperdose getan und die Masse am nächsten Tag verarbeitet als die erste Spitze fertig war. Hat gut geklappt. Ich habe die Spitze 9 Tage im voraus gemacht und solange in Frischhaltefolie verpackt gelagert. Sie war dann immernoch wie am ersten Tag. Am Tag vor der Tage habe ich die Spitze noch mit Silberspray (extra für Lebensmittel!) eingesprüht, hat auch gut geklappt. Den Geschmack würde ich Zitronig definieren, sonst eher neutral. Zum Schluss lässt sich noch sagen das die Spitze an der Torte sich nicht durchschneiden lässt, also zumindest nicht so das die Spitze die zum Tortenstück dazu gehört sich gleichzeitig mit der Torte runterschneiden lässt. Ist halt nur Deko für die Augen bzw muss dann nachträglich auf den Teller gegeben werden.

Poudre très facile d'utilisation, le mélange se fait très facilement, le gout n'est pas extra mais c'est plus de la déco qu'autre chose, on met de côté dans son assiette et on en parle plus, tant que l'effet "WAHOU" à l'arrivée du gâteau est là c'est le principal. Alors par contre, ne surtout pas mélanger un peu de colorant alimentaire avec, ou du moins du colorant liquide (j'ai pas encore essayé avec de la poudre) car une fois le gâteau à température, la dentelle se disloque et devient franchement horrible et degueu à la vue donc éviter, sans cela est se tient très bien. Bon appétit à vous, et surtout bonne pâtisserie

Questo è un prodotto destinato ad un uso professionale, se utilizzato in maniera accorta e corretta, vengono dei pizzi praticamente perfetti, le tempistiche di asciugatura sono piuttosto varie a seconda della fonte di calore utilizzata, io la vario in estate od in inverno, ma ripeto, dev'essere utilizzato in modo competente. In questo modo i lavori verranno definiti e puri.